20 Jazz Funk Greats

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The best English rock & roll has always been made by art students; this sometimes-pretentious, always-engaging foursome is no exception. Throbbing Gristle's unprecedented alignment of collage, propaganda, and noise even spawned an entire genre. This 1978 full-length (originally the third release on the group's Industrial label) was their uncharacteristically accessible electro-pop album. It's survived rather well--of note are the pleasantly monotonous, noisy synth-pop of "What a Day," the wholly improvised two-tracks of "Discipline," and the playful, ambient "Exotica," a tribute to Martin Denny that prefigures hipster cocktail culture by two decades. The group wasn't only boundary-pushing, they had a sense of humor (easily glimpsed in the cover art) that's sorely lacking in the industrial music created since Throbbing Gristle's demise in the late '70s. --Mike McGonigal

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20 Jazz Funk Greats

Average customer rating: Totally bizarre we need some discipline in here... still interesting Hot On The Heels Of TG an extremely original piece of 'popular' music

20 Jazz Funk Greats Throbbing Gristle Manufacturer: Mute U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Indie & Lo Fi | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: D.O.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle The Second Annual Report of Throbbing Gristle Heathen Earth Part Two. The Endless Not Throbbing Gristle - Greatest Hits ASIN: B000003Z5E Release Date: 1993-12-02

Tracks:

1. 20 Jazz Funk Greats
2. Beachy Head
3. Still Walking
4. Tanith
5. Convincing People
6. Exotica
7. Hot On The Heels Of Love
8. Persuasion
9. Walkabout
10. What A Day
11. Six Six Sixties
12. Discipline (Berlin)
13. Discipline (Manchester)

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The best English rock & roll has always been made by art students; this sometimes-pretentious, always-engaging foursome is no exception. Throbbing Gristle's unprecedented alignment of collage, propaganda, and noise even spawned an entire genre. This 1978 full-length (originally the third release on the group's Industrial label) was their uncharacteristically accessible electro-pop album. It's survived rather well--of note are the pleasantly monotonous, noisy synth-pop of "What a Day," the wholly improvised two-tracks of "Discipline," and the playful, ambient "Exotica," a tribute to Martin Denny that prefigures hipster cocktail culture by two decades. The group wasn't only boundary-pushing, they had a sense of humor (easily glimpsed in the cover art) that's sorely lacking in the industrial music created since Throbbing Gristle's demise in the late '70s. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

Totally bizarre.......2006-05-28

I'm not sure whether I like or dislike this...the music is incredibly strange, it makes no sense really. Not what I expected from a band in the industrial genre. The album goes from sounding like 70's psychadelic ambient to on the verge of unlistenable noise on the last two (live?) tracks. "we need discepline in here!!" ...What the hell?

If you're into strange stuff, or the 'avant garde', give them a try.

we need some discipline in here..........2006-04-08

you can't go wrong with this album...very accessible, good place to start if you're new to Throbbing Gristle.

Mainstream music has nothing to offer. Listen to Throbbing Gristle.

still interesting.......2006-03-12

I first heard this album years ago, but never got around to owning a copy. It is Throbbing Gristle at their most commerical, I guess... but still a faaaaar cry from being truly commercial.

Hot On The Heels Of TG.......2006-01-18

The poppiest Throbbing Gristle release ever, this is enjoyable from start to finish. They kept their arty pose, their performance artists pedigree and their weird lunatic essence, but the tunes are more accessible and traditionally melodic in its minimal fashion. This time they decided to create a listenable record without losing their integrity and indie-industrial credibility, and we have to give them credits for achieving this purpose so successfully. After listening to ''Exotica'', both ''Disciplines'' and ''Hot In The Heels Of Love'', it's hard to swallow contemporary minimal acts with nothing new to add to this noisy way paved by its masters.

an extremely original piece of 'popular' music.......2005-12-07

while this album is only fairly representative of the rest of their work, i think that it is the easiest place to start listening to throbbing gristle. a lot of this album has an ambient feel to it, but it is by no means soothing like eno's ambient works. imagine fog pouring over some powerlines and deserted factories and you're on the right track as to what this might sound like. this album threw me off the first time i heard it. i bought a copy years ago and sold it a few months later. for some reason, i picked it up again about a year ago, and i was thoroughly impressed. it's amazing what a few people can do with tape machines, some synthisizers, and a bass guitar. sometimes i hear 'persuasion' and laugh, other times it scares the hell out of me. throbbing gristle is just like that. the two bonus tracks (live versions of the song 'discipline' that are different enough to justify listening to both) will give first time listeners an idea of what they might find elsewhere in the throbbing gristle catalog.

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